Fish populations are linked to each other via dispersal of individuals as eggs, larvae,
juveniles or adults. The understanding of this process, known as connectivity, has a pivotal …

The otolith chemistry is one of the most commonly used tools to elucidate the structure of fish
stocks. The correct application of this methodology depends on the fulfillment of several …

Despite increasing concern over the effects of human activities on marine ecosystems [1, 2],
extinction in the sea remains scarce: 19–24 out of a total of> 850 recorded extinctions [3, 4] …

Background Comparative phylogeography enables the study of historical and evolutionary
processes that have contributed to shaping patterns of contemporary genetic diversity …

Abstract The Atlantic spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber, is an economically important species
along the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, especially in the southeastern-south Brazil. Despite …

The blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, is an economically important fishery resource
of the NE Atlantic, commonly captured around the Macaronesian islands of Azores, Madeira …

Abstract The Brazilian sardine (Sardinella brasiliensis) supports the most important pelagic
fishery in the southeast-south Brazil. The first studies on the population structure of S …

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758), is a Mediterranean-Atlantic benthic
species usually captured as by-catch by Portuguese traditional fisheries and considered the …

Intersex gonads have been observed in thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus, inhabiting
estuaries with high burdens of xenoestrogens in the Southeast Bay of Biscay, but knowledge …

Previous meristic analysis of the oblique scale counts (OSC) of Mugil liza showed a bimodal
pattern within the southern stock, between São Paulo, Brazil (− 24° S), and Samborombón …